Gents,
Long shot here.
Looking for a photo of a pranged Short Stirling Mk.I of No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron flown by the squadron C/O W/Cdr O A Morris. Crashed on return from a Nickle op to Toulon November 8th 1942.
Aircraft ( W7612 HA:T) hit trees on approach due to two defective engines, the aircraft was totally destroyed, thankfully without the crew badly hurt.
Any photo’s of details via Tangmere Station records most welcome.
TIA
Steve
By: Smudge218 - 19th March 2014 at 21:06
Andy,
Thank you for looking, much appreciated.
Regards
Steve
By: Arabella-Cox - 19th March 2014 at 20:58
Nothing sadly.
By: Smudge218 - 19th March 2014 at 20:34
Hi Andy,
Thank you for looking, how very strange. From the report I have the Stirling crashed just inside the boundary of the airfield. Plus it was skippered by a wing commander! Given this I was hoping some fighter jock would have had his camera out and snapped a pic or two. I assume no luck Andy on this front either?
Cheers
Steve
By: Arabella-Cox - 19th March 2014 at 20:15
Nothing I’m afraid. Just an account of Rhubarbs flown by 165 Sqn, 616 Sqn and 131 Sqn, Fw 190 damaged and two Spits collided over Somme Estuary. No mention of your Stirling. Checked day before and days afters. Nothing I’m afraid.
Nothing either in the end of moth summary. Frustratingly, lots of mentions in December of Lancasters, Halifaxes and Wellingtons landing
By: Arabella-Cox - 19th March 2014 at 20:11
No. I had forgotten. I will do it now before I get stuck into the joys of writing up a Bibliography. Stand by.
By: Smudge218 - 19th March 2014 at 20:10
Have you checked the Tangmere ORB? If not, I will dig it out in a moment.
Hi Andy,
Any luck with this?
Regards
By: Smudge218 - 17th March 2014 at 22:00
Hi Andy,
No I contacted the Tangmere Museum, sadly without any success. I presumed they checked?
Any bit of info welcome. I would have thought a bloody big Stirling dropping in ( literally ) would have made a mention, even to the fighter boys !
Regards
Steve
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th March 2014 at 20:29
Have you checked the Tangmere ORB? If not, I will dig it out in a moment.
By: Smudge218 - 17th March 2014 at 20:11
Tease !
I am visiting a relative of the pilot this month and have a chance to copy his log books, all 5 of them! He ended up a group captain retiring in the late 50’s.
Thanks again Andy.
Cheers
Steve
By: Arabella-Cox - 17th March 2014 at 18:40
No luck yet. Another two boxes when I get the time.
That said, I don’t think it is ‘your’ Stirling. But you never know!
By: Smudge218 - 17th March 2014 at 17:25
Hi Andy,
A gentle prod !
Cheers
Steve
By: Smudge218 - 13th March 2014 at 19:36
Hi Andy,
Thank you, in touch with the pilots son.
Smudge – out
By: Arabella-Cox - 13th March 2014 at 17:54
Nudge noted….I will get the box out on Sunday.
Nudge again Monday, Smudge!
By: Smudge218 - 13th March 2014 at 17:47
Steve
No, I haven’t forgotten.
I’m afraid it will involve going through a huge box of un-indexed or filed images, and apart from the fact that I need t retrieve that from the back of the loft I wont have time to look through them, anyway, until after this coming Monday.
Keep reminding me, though.
Dear Andy,
Just a gentle nudge.
Kind regards as always.
Steve
By: Smudge218 - 6th March 2014 at 19:01
Hi Andy,
Thank you. I hope you will not mind a gentle nudge in a few weeks.
I have tried the Tangmere museum without luck sadly, it appears what I had in the way of info they didn’t !
Cheerio
Steve
By: Arabella-Cox - 6th March 2014 at 07:38
Steve
No, I haven’t forgotten.
I’m afraid it will involve going through a huge box of un-indexed or filed images, and apart from the fact that I need t retrieve that from the back of the loft I wont have time to look through them, anyway, until after this coming Monday.
Keep reminding me, though.
By: Smudge218 - 6th March 2014 at 07:17
Hi Andy,
Did you have any luck with details on this Stirling “Prang” !! at Tangemere mate.
Cheers
Steve
By: snafu - 5th March 2014 at 00:13
Pardon my parng !
No worries, ’tis only banter.
And welcome!
By: Peter - 4th March 2014 at 22:20
TITLE AMENDED
By: Arabella-Cox - 4th March 2014 at 20:16
I think the title’s had a prang – or should that be a parng:D
Anon.
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